Dispensing-cabinet



W. E. CASSELL. DISPENSING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1920.

Patented May 24, 1921:

. srrs VTILLIAM. E. CASSELL, OF FORT SCOTT, KADII'SAS.

T 0 all whom'z't may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM E. CAssELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fort Scott, in the county of Bourbon and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Dispensing-Cabinet, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exand easily assembled so that the goods can be attractively displayed and their sale or disposal facilitated.

A further object is to provide a cabinet which conveniently supports a large nnmber of the same or different articles, thereby economizing space and saving time in the handling of the articles as well as facilitating the sale of the goods because of their attractive presentation.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a view in transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View in longitudinal vertical section through the center of the cabinet at its lower end.

1 represents a base having a longitudinal I strip 2 secured to the rear portion of the base and having end strips 3, 3, secured to the upper face of the base at its ends. The base 1 and the strips 2 and 3 may be of wood, but of course the invention is not limited to the material employed.

A series of vertical transversely positioned preferably transparent partitions 4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24:, 1921.

Application filed August 27, 1920. Serial No. 406,286.

are supported on the base 1. A glass front 6 is located at the front of the cabinet and a glass back plate 7 is located at the rear of the cabinet. A top 8 which may be of wood, if desired, is supported on the partitions 4 and plates 6 and 7 and is made :of the back plate 7.

Coupling. rods '12 extend through the top 8, strips 3 and base 1 and are secured by nuts 13 so that they effectually clamp all of the parts together, but when these rods are removed all .of the parts can be separated and effectually cleaned before they are again assembled. The back plate 7 is made removable so as to facilitate the positioning of articles 23 within the compartments 4 formed by partitions 4L and the upper end of the plate 7 is held against accidental movement by means of one or more spring clips 14: which are movable in recesses 15 in the top 8 and may consist of spring strips bent into shape, as indicated in Fig. 2. p

It will be noted that the lower edge of the front plate 6 is spaced above the base 1 so that all of the compartments 4: are exposed and this space or opening, indicated by the reference numeral 20, is sufliciently large to allow an article 23 to be removed through the front of the cabinet.

In the bottom of each compartment 4' a slide 16 is located. These slides 16 have upwardly projecting inner ends 17 which are normally positioned in recesses 18 in the strip 2 and are adapted to engage the rear end of the article 23 supported on the slide to compel the lowermost article 23 to move through the opening 20 when the slide 16 is drawn outwardly. To facilitate this outward movement of the slide, it is made with an upwardly projecting lip or tongue 19 which provides a finger hold to grasp the same.

The slides 16 are limited in their movement by means of longitudinal slots 21 and securing devices 22 so that while they move the article outwardly far enough to be grasped and completely removed, the slides are not entirely drawn out of the cabinet so that the column of articles in descending cannot possibly get behind the end 17. Hence, when the slide is forced inwardly,

. the articles will position themselves as 'before.

It is obvious that the articles 23 maybe variously shaped and may constitute boxes,

cans, bottles, or any other articles which can be piled in a column and dispensed'one at a time. 7

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangement of parts ends in said grooves, front and rear plates between the top and the bottom, said front plate having its lower edge spaced from the upper face of the bottom, slides in the lower portion of each compartment formed by the partitions, vertical rods projected through the ends of the top and bottom, and devices adjustable on the rods for clamping the partitions between the top and the bottom.

2. A dispensing cabinet of the character described, comprising a base, a top, vertical transparent partitions, transparent. front andrear plates, said top and said base having grooves receiving the edges of the partitions and the plates, rods projected through the base and the top, and nuts onthe rods clamping all of said parts together.

3. A dispensing cabinet of the character described, comprising a base, a top, said base and top having registering transverse grooves, vertical partitions having their ends in said grooves, front and rear plates between the top and the bottom, said front plate having its lower edge spaced from the upper face of the bottom, slides in the lower portion of each compartment formed by the partitions, vertical rods projected through the ends of the top and bottom, devices adjustable on the rods for clamping the partitions between the top and the bottom, and

means removably securing? the rear plate against the partitions, whereby the compartmcnts can be filled the removal of the rear plate. 7

' WILLIAM E. CASSELL. 

